1924 Indiana

4–⁠4 (1–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by William Ingram.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1924, game by game: won vs. Rose Hulman 65–0; won vs. DePauw 21–0; lost vs. LSU 14–20; lost at Chicago 0–23; lost at Northwestern 7–17; won at Ohio State 12–7; won vs. Wabash 21–7; lost at Purdue 7–26+65−23Won 65–0 vs. Rose Hulman+65Rose HulmanWon 21–0 vs. DePauw+21DePauwLost 14–20 vs. LSU-6LSULost 0–23 at Chicago-23ChicagoLost 7–17 at Northwestern-10NorthwesternWon 12–7 at Ohio State+5Ohio StateWon 21–7 vs. Wabash+14WabashLost 7–26 at Purdue-19Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsRose HulmanW 65–⁠083%
Oct 4vsDePauwW 21–⁠081%
Oct 11vsLSUL 14–⁠2058%
Oct 18atChicagoL 0–⁠2319%
Nov 1atNorthwesternL 7–⁠1737%
Nov 8atOhio StateW 12–⁠726%
Nov 15vsWabashW 21–⁠778%
Nov 22atPurdueL 7–⁠2639%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 26–⁠7; tied for 8th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 8th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
147–⁠100
Coach
William Ingram
Elo
1388 −11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.9 No. 67 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joseph Sloate
Most valuable player
Stu Butler

All-Big Ten

2 first team

First team

  • Thomas ButlerCBE-2; BI; IN-2; LD-2
  • Max J. LorberQBBI; IN-3; WE-3

From Wikipedia’s 1924 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1924 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago3–⁠0–⁠34–⁠1–⁠3
Illinois3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Michigan4–⁠26–⁠2
Purdue2–⁠25–⁠2
Minnesota1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Ohio State1–⁠3–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3
Indiana1–⁠34–⁠4
Northwestern1–⁠34–⁠4
Wisconsin0–⁠2–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.